Toyota seals the manufacturers' crown with dominant Barcelona victory
It has won its eighth manufacturers' title
Toyota has secured its eighth manufacturers' title with a commanding on-two in Spain.
From the start, Sebastien Buemi in the No.8 car wasted no time passing the No.19 Genesis for the lead on the opening lap and then fending off the No.7 car's advances.
After recieving a five-second penalty for a start procedure infringement, the No.8 car was the first of the two Toyotas to pit. Brendon Hartley took over and, thanks in large part to an exceptional out lap, stayed ahead of the No.7 car despite the penalty.
From that point on, the No.8 car ran largely untroubled, had the pace to cover the No.7 at every stop, and finished half a second clear. Enough to give Toyota the manufacturers’ title a round to spare.
Unable to match the Toyotas, the No.50 Ferrari took third, ahead of the No.38 Cadillac which survived a challenge from the No.83 AF Corse Ferrari. Norman Nato brought the No.12 Cadillac home in sixth place.
After a disappointing qualifying performance yesterday, the No.15 BMW made good progress through the field and worked its way into fifth.
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However, it couldn't catch the Ferraris ahead or either Cadillac. Raffaele Marciello eventually took the flag in seventh.
The No.20 BMW was the only hypercar runner not to pit during the first safety car. The gamble did not pay off, as its first pit stop was under green-flag conditions and the car finished 14th.
The No.36 Alpine finished eighth, while Aston Martin had a difficult afternoon. The No.007 car collided with the wall at turn six and never recovered from the time lost before coasting to a halt with just over two hours remaining.
The No.009 car had solid pace, benefitted from the chaos around it and pressured the No.15 BMW in the final hour en-route to ninth place.
The No.35 Alpine suffered a spin on the opening lap and spent much of the race working its way through the field. It eventually took the final points-paying position in tenth.
After the highs of yesterday’s pole, Genesis Magma Racing will be keen to see the back of Barcelona after this race.
After a good start from third, the No.19 car of Dani Juncadella took the lead at turn one, only to run wide at turn five on the opening lap. Juncadella struggled in the slippery conditions and made a series of subsequent errors. As the track dried, the GMR-001 struggled for pace and eventually finished 11th.
The pole-sitting No. 17 car suffered a traction control issue, which heavily compromised Andre Lotterer in the wet; the car later suffered a damaged front splitter and finished a lap down in 16th. One place behind the No.51 Ferrari.
The first-lap chaos, slippery conditions, and early pit stops helped the No. 93 Peugeot climb to sixth. Paul di Resta showed impressive racecraft, but as he later admitted, he couldn't hold on to his position in the dry. The car eventually finished 12th, one place ahead of the No.94 Peugeot.
In LMGT3, the No.92 Bend Manthey Porsche ran virtually untroubled for most of the race and secured a comfortable win.
The No.10 McLaren benefitted from a VSC and finished second after a feisty exchange with the No.69 Team WRT BMW.
The championship-leading No.33 Corvette came home seventh after a lengthy battle with the No.88 Proton Competition Mustang, while the No.27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin finished a lap down in 16th after a damp patch at turn seven caught it out.
With the manufacturers' title now secure, Toyota's drivers are now free to fight for the drivers' championship at the season finale at Monza on the 8th of November.
Toyota has secured its eighth manufacturers' title with a commanding on-two in Spain.
From the start, Sebastien Buemi in the No.8 car wasted no time passing the No.19 Genesis for the lead on the opening lap and then fending off the No.7 car's advances.
After recieving a five-second penalty for a start procedure infringement, the No.8 car was the first of the two Toyotas to pit. Brendon Hartley took over and, thanks in large part to an exceptional out lap, stayed ahead of the No.7 car despite the penalty.
From that point on, the No.8 car ran largely untroubled, had the pace to cover the No.7 at every stop, and finished half a second clear. Enough to give Toyota the manufacturers’ title a round to spare.
Unable to match the Toyotas, the No.50 Ferrari took third, ahead of the No.38 Cadillac which survived a challenge from the No.83 AF Corse Ferrari. Norman Nato brought the No.12 Cadillac home in sixth place.
After a disappointing qualifying performance yesterday, the No.15 BMW made good progress through the field and worked its way into fifth.
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However, it couldn't catch the Ferraris ahead or either Cadillac. Raffaele Marciello eventually took the flag in seventh.
The No.20 BMW was the only hypercar runner not to pit during the first safety car. The gamble did not pay off, as its first pit stop was under green-flag conditions and the car finished 14th.
The No.36 Alpine finished eighth, while Aston Martin had a difficult afternoon. The No.007 car collided with the wall at turn six and never recovered from the time lost before coasting to a halt with just over two hours remaining.
The No.009 car had solid pace, benefitted from the chaos around it and pressured the No.15 BMW in the final hour en-route to ninth place.
The No.35 Alpine suffered a spin on the opening lap and spent much of the race working its way through the field. It eventually took the final points-paying position in tenth.
After the highs of yesterday’s pole, Genesis Magma Racing will be keen to see the back of Barcelona after this race.
After a good start from third, the No.19 car of Dani Juncadella took the lead at turn one, only to run wide at turn five on the opening lap. Juncadella struggled in the slippery conditions and made a series of subsequent errors. As the track dried, the GMR-001 struggled for pace and eventually finished 11th.
The pole-sitting No. 17 car suffered a traction control issue, which heavily compromised Andre Lotterer in the wet; the car later suffered a damaged front splitter and finished a lap down in 16th. One place behind the No.51 Ferrari.
The first-lap chaos, slippery conditions, and early pit stops helped the No. 93 Peugeot climb to sixth. Paul di Resta showed impressive racecraft, but as he later admitted, he couldn't hold on to his position in the dry. The car eventually finished 12th, one place ahead of the No.94 Peugeot.
In LMGT3, the No.92 Bend Manthey Porsche ran virtually untroubled for most of the race and secured a comfortable win.
The No.10 McLaren benefitted from a VSC and finished second after a feisty exchange with the No.69 Team WRT BMW.
The championship-leading No.33 Corvette came home seventh after a lengthy battle with the No.88 Proton Competition Mustang, while the No.27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin finished a lap down in 16th after a damp patch at turn seven caught it out.
With the manufacturers' title now secure, Toyota's drivers are now free to fight for the drivers' championship at the season finale at Monza on the 8th of November.
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